ICC September : Murukku

Murukku is one of our favorite snacks and it's so addictive. I was so glad when it was chosen for Indian Cooking Challenge this month, a great excuse to make some. This was a great recipe, very similar to what I usually make.

I'm a day late in posting this, totally skipped my mind. So sorry for that...do try this recipe....

Ingredients:

4 cups raw rice

1 cup urad dal

approx 1/2 cup water or more

For the seasoning:

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp sesame seeds

1/2 tsp asafoetida/ hing

salt to taste

75 gms butter

Method:

Wash and drain the rice. Dry for 1/4 hour. Dry roast the urad dal till golden and allow to cool.

Grind the rice to a fine powder. Then grind the urad dal to a fine powder.

Mix together both the flours, salt, sesame seeds, cumin seeds and hing.

Add the butter and rub it in till it forms into a crumbled mixture.

Add water and form into a firm dough.

Heat oil to deep fry. Shape the murukku using the murukku maker on pieces of paper and deep fry on medium heat till light brown, turning a couple of times to ensure even browning on both sides.

Drain on paper towels and store in air tight containers for upto a week.